Present | Present | ||
President Dan Sullivan | Director Brandon JB Nelson | X | |
Vice President Fernando Nacionales | X | Director Sam Padelford | |
Past President Corey Mathisen | X | Director Luke Schuette | X |
Treasurer Heather Gardner | X | Director Mike Rude | X |
Secretary Benton Campbell | X | Director Mark Trogstad-Isaacson | X |
Director Carroll Aasen | X | Executive Director Dana Wheeler | X |
Director John Dalton | X | Administrative Assistant Donna Blackwell | X |
Director Mary Kloos | X | Labor Relations Specialist Tony Kelly | X |
Director Blake Nelson | X |
Call the Meeting to Order (Fernando Nacionales for Dan Sullivan)
Meeting called to order 4:33 PM by Fernando Nacionales, Dan Sullivan had a schedule conflict.
Review & Approve Agenda (Fernando Nacionales for Dan Sullivan)
Mike Rude moves to approve agenda, Mary Kloos seconds. Motion Passes.
Secretary’s Report – Review & Approve Past Minutes (Benton Campbell)
May 22, 2023 Minutes: Carroll moves to approve, Brandon seconds. Motion Passes.
President’s Report (Fernando Nacionales for Dan Sullivan)
Committee reports:
- Membership (Mike Rude): Committee met and discussed sponsor options for golf tournament. Also discussed adding a bargaining timeline for member update emails. Social gathering survey will be designed by the Committee.
- Advocacy (Tony Kelly): Two potential grievances will be advanced.
Executive Director’s Report (Dana Wheeler)
Bargaining
- Draft of proposals: Board reviewed the first draft of proposals put together by the Bargaining Team. They will be sent to board members for further review and comment. Some salary data was reviewed.
- MGEC next steps: Bargaining team will meet again prior to first official bargaining date of July 17th.
- News from other unions: AFSCME and MAPE have reached TAs.
Staffing Leave Balances
- These figures were reviewed by the board. Brandon Nelson asked if MGEC staff/contractors were subject to the 275 hour vacation cap, not under their current contracts.
Treasurer’s Report (Heather Gardner)
Monthly Financial Report: Finance Committee meeting is scheduled for July 6th. Reviewed the FY23 budget vs expenses through the end of May.
Membership Update (Donna Blackwell)
Upcoming meetings (site, MGEC Quarterly, Welcome to MGEC): Next Welcome to MGEC meeting is scheduled for July 12th. Attendance by board members is encouraged. Donna will send an invite out this week.
New hires, retirees, outstanding list of recent potential members: Donna presented the most recent data from SEMA4 for review by the board. One member dropped membership due to working out of class in an MGEC position.
Membership Update (Tony Kelly)
Update on Grievances/Investigations: Tony provided updates on ongoing and potential upcoming grievances.
Vice President’s Report (Fernando Nacionales)
No updates.
Past President’s Report (Corey Mathisen)
No updates.
Other updates, comments, questions, suggestions
Meet and confers scheduled with MDH on July 17th and December 5th. Heather Gardner suggested including an update on bills passed during session that affect MGEC members: contract ratification process changes, full funding of the Public Labor Relations Board, decrease in retirement contributions, salary and benefits assurance during a state government shutdown.
Adjourn
Blake Nelson moves to adjourn, Luke Schuette seconds. Motion passes. Meeting adjourned 5:41 PM.